"bor" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /bɔːr/, /bɑːr/ [Early-Middle-English, Northern] Forms: bores [plural], boor [alternative], bore [alternative], boore [alternative], bar [alternative], bare [alternative], bayre [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English bār, from Proto-West Germanic *bair. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bār}} Old English bār, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bair}} Proto-West Germanic *bair Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bor, {{enm-noun|bores}} bor (plural bores)
  1. A wild or uncastrated pig; a boar.
    Sense id: en-bor-enm-noun-bqB7J-j0 Categories (other): Pigs Disambiguation of Pigs: 50 20 9 21
  2. The meat or flesh of a boar.
    Sense id: en-bor-enm-noun-Lx6vSQ3r
  3. (figurative) A rough and tough individual. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bor-enm-noun--VB8T8Zc
  4. (rare, heraldic) A heraldic image of a boar. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-bor-enm-noun-fsVzyJW0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 21 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Livestock Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bar",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "alternative"
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    },
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        "alternative"
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          "uncastrated",
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        ],
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        "A rough and tough individual."
      ],
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        "(figurative) A rough and tough individual."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A heraldic image of a boar."
      ],
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        "(rare, heraldic) A heraldic image of a boar."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/bɔːr/"
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      "ipa": "/bɑːr/",
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        "Northern"
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 24 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bore",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boore",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bar",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bare",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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        "A wild or uncastrated pig; a boar."
      ],
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          "uncastrated",
          "uncastrated"
        ],
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          "boar",
          "boar"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The meat or flesh of a boar."
      ],
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          "meat",
          "meat"
        ],
        [
          "flesh",
          "flesh"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "A rough and tough individual."
      ],
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        "(figurative) A rough and tough individual."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A heraldic image of a boar."
      ],
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        "(rare, heraldic) A heraldic image of a boar."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    },
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      "ipa": "/bɑːr/",
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        "Early-Middle-English",
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bor"
}

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